[014] // [Action/Text] // [Backdated to 6 August] // And Another Birthday // [For Axel]

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[Xion had honestly never baked a cake before, so getting one ready for Axel's "birthday" was a bit of a challenge. She considered buying the mix from the store, but that wasn't very personal, was it? So she found a recipe for a butter cake and some buttercream frosting -- Axel's favorite, she remembered. It was something about the salty-sweet that

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[Xion shrugs as she gets a knife and a couple plates down.] When my friends tell me what they like, I try to remember. [She looks back up at him with a wide smile.] So I can do things like this, later.

[Things like remembering birthdays, favorite flavors of ice cream or cake, movies or flowers -- she tried hard to commit those to memory; she wanted to be able to do nice things for her friends, and it's hard to get it really right if you can't remember what they've told you.]

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[Axel figured out a long time ago that Lea's dream of being remembered by everyone wasn't going to work--there was no way you could get everyone to remember you. But maybe being remembered by the right people was effort well-spent. A soft sigh and he pulls two forks from the drawer behind her, spinning them between his fingers.]

You're gonna spoil me at this rate. [Not that the topic of conversation often centers on him. And not that he ever really lets slip a lot of what he's really thinking. His favorite kind of cake is innocuous, but she remembers more than he's given her credit for. Maybe he'll have to start being a little more aware of their casual discussions; he doesn't want her to know some of the less savory things he's been a part of.] Did you eat anything yet or are we just spoiling our dinner and to hell with the consequences?

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[Xion gave him a sheepish smile.] I kind of forgot. [She'd been busy making his cake, so eating hadn't really been on her to-do list, until the cake was done.] There are some leftovers in the fridge, if you want. [But the cake was too good to wait for, and she reaches for a fork from him, so she can start eating anyway.]

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Well, that's why it's good to be a grownup. Or to live with a cool one, anyway. [And he just hands her the fork. Axel is about the last person who'll make a fuss over spoiling one's dinner.] Screw leftovers. I always say, life is uncertain, so eat dessert first. [Hence why the freezer is always stocked with ice cream, but actual food in the pantry is often another story.

[With that, he hops up to sit on the edge of the counter and hacks off a corner of the cake to try it.]

Hey, not too shabby--did you really spend all morning doing this? [He's pretty sure he never did anything to deserve anything like this, but he's not gonna complain.]

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[Xion is grinning, and she nods as she takes a bite of the cake. Mm, it is pretty good. She feels incredible proud of herself, even if it isn't that big of an accomplishment.]

I did. I kind of messed up a bunch, but it turned out okay.